Combined chair and table



Allg' 28, 1951 B. L. DE KORNE COMBINED CHAIR AND TABLE Filed July 28., 1947 PE1? i a /QrroP/YEKS Patented ug. 28, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT'. OFFICE M i `2,566,081 'Y 'COMBINED CHAIR ANnTABLn Baldwin L. De KornepDenver, Colo.` n Application July 28, 1947, sealara. .764.109

' p s claims; (o1. 15s-123) This invention relates to combined chair and table for small children and especially to that class of such articles wherein the chair may be set into the table, leaving a table-top around the chair for use of the child seated in the chair or the chair may be lifted 'out and "thetable-top closed to form a complete table for card-playing or other uses. l l

An object of the inventionisto provide a childs seat within a table-top Whichholds the child securely in the seat without, restricting the normal movements of the child while using thetable-top around the chair.

A further object is to provide an article of the class described and which shall accomplish the objects above stated by the use of straight-lined, smooth-surfaced rigid elements, thus eliminating belt buckles, catches and folding or collapsible members and increasing the security of the child in the seat and, coincidently, minimizing the danger of injury to the child from snagging, scratching or pinching by contact with such elements or members and likewise the danger of injury from accidental collapse.

A further object is to provide an article of the class described which shall have only smooth surfaces and all parts of which shall be easily accessible for cleaning.

With the above and other objects in view, all of which shall more fully appear in the following description, the invention comprises certain novel constructions, combinations and arrangements of parts as will now be described and defined in the appended claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which:

Figure 1 is a plan of the combined chair and table, elements beneath the table-top being indicated in broken lines.

Figure 2 is a view on line 2--2 of Fig. 1.

Figure 3 is a front elevation of the combined chair and table, a plan of which is shown at Fig. l.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary section on line 4-4 of Fig. 1, and

Figure 5 is a front elevation of the chair, separated from the table.

The invention comprises a table and a chair. The table may be of any ordinary construction except that portion thereof which functions as a receptacle or socket for the chair and which will be later described. The table is preferably supported by legs 6 with casters 1, a surrounding apron 8 and a top 9, which may be of thin material as the chair is supported otherwise than by the top. A portion of the top is cut away to permit the insertion of the chair, the lines I0, I I and 12 indicating the? edges Lof` the top s which ienne the cut-out portion; Beneath: the portion of the topadjacent edges "Id and I l, I provide members I3 and Lalong the "inside of the" membersISMI proivide supportingand seating beams I4 extending opposite apronsf and havingtheir ends supportingly secured to said aprons by any suitable means as nails,I screws,.etc., not shown. j"

' rlhe upper rearA portions of beams I4" are cut away from 'arpointrcoincidentwith edge|l2 of the top, thence inclined forwardly as at I5, to a depth sufficient to accommodatethe "chair armhere'- after described, thence horizontally along line I6 to the rear Vend of the beam,jall as clearljyshwn Sat Fig. 2. l A shelf, indicated'by the line IBiswthus provided' along and beiow theedgesru'ana 1 "ef the cutaway portion of top 9.

The chair comprises a seat I'I having a back I8, side boards I9 and arms 20 secured to and along the top edges of side boards I9 and projecting laterally therefrom. The chair is made of a width adapted for an easy sliding fit of side boards I9 between beams I4 so that arms 20 will seat on shelves I6. The forward ends of the arms are inclined to co-mate with inclined cuts I5 in beams I4 and the arms are of the same height as the distance from shelves I6 to the top surface of top 9 so that when the chair is slid down between beams I4 until the arms rest on shelves I6 and then the arms are slid forward on the shelves until their forward inclined ends co-mate with cut I5, the top of the arms will be co-planar with the upper surface of top 9 and the edges of the arms will closely mate with edges IIJ, Il and I2 of the top.

To hold the chair securely in its last described position, I provide block 2| of length slightly less than the distance between the inner or opposed faces of members I3, of width sufficient to wedge the chair in above described forward position when the block is inserted between the back of the chair and the rear apron 8 as clearly shown at Fig. 2. The block is preferably of a thickness to l reach from shelves I6 to the underside of top 9 aseaoi The structure illustrated and described obviously accomplishes the object heretofore stated.

I have illustrated and described many details of construction but I am not to be limited to such details as alternatives and equivalents will be obvious to those skilled in the art and are within the scope and spirit of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A combinationfchair and `tablef-compr-ising a solid table to'phaving 'an'orice therein with two parallel sides, shelves below said sides, a chair adapted to be positioned in said orifice and elongated arm members on the sides of the chair adapted to seat on and parallel with-said-shlies with their tops co-planar with the-upperV4 surface of said table top, the chair member having aback which projects above the tabletopwhenlthelarms are seated on the shelves, stops carriedzvnat the forward ends of said shelves, the forward ends of the arms lbeing.adapted to interlock with said stps'a'ridtheeby lio' Athe `b`abk`ffthe`clair at a predetemined'nistace fromthe forward edge pjftn rifice'arid aqapt'edmsb topeventupward movement f the Yforward ends "of `'thearms.

Y F2. Ajcombinationjcnaifind'tabie-cmprising a solid table Ytn havingan'orice"therein`with twoparanel 'sidesfsnlvesbelow s'adjsides, aehair adapted tote csitimedmf saidbriee anderen- 'gated'ar'm iiienibers `n"th`e"sides of "the'chair the arms being adapted to interlock with said stops' and thereby hold the back of the chair at a predetermined distance from the forward edge of the orifice and adapted also to prevent upward movement of the forward ends of the arms, and a removable block adapted to seat between the back of the chair and the rear edge of the ori- Y ce and thereby hold the chair in forward position in the orifice and torhold said arms and stops in interlocked relationship; v

3. A combination chair and table including a 'table top having an orifice therein but otherwise solid, saidorice having two parallel sides, shelves `^`lparallel-fiivith-said sides and below the top sur- -face of the table top, a chair having elongated armsV adaptdto slidingly seat on said shelves with adaptedz to seat lon and -parallel with' said shelves zo with'their tops'cbeplaiiar with ltherup'p'er surface of said' tablel tfipz,J th'e vr'chair member 'having aback whichprojects' Vabove the ta'bletop 'when the arms 'are seated 'on 'the"sh lves,`^stops carri/ed atthe forward endsof'said slielv'es,"tlie"forwardends of their'top's Ico-planar with the top surface of the table top,-said orice and shelves being adapted to"`receive"said chair while in its normal, substantially upright, position with its arms maintained inpar'a11e1ismwithsaid siielyesf l n Y BALDWIN IL. iDE f`KORNE.

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